Death of baby found in toilet investigated

Chicago police detectives and the Cook County medical examiner's office were investigating the death of a newborn baby found in a toilet at a Roseland neighborhood home this evening.

The full-term girl, believed born this evening, was dead on the scene at a home in the 200 block of West 112th Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

A 16-year-old girl gave birth to the baby, who was found unresponsive in the toilet about 5:34 p.m., according to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien. Area South detectives were investigating.